Advantages: Great Zoom. Simple to use. Fabulous zoom & image stabalisation Disadvantages: A little bulkier than some
...research we opted for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 (in black) which we got from 7dayshop.com for £149 + £5 p&p. The camera is a little larger (103.3 x 59.3 x 36.5 mm) than some of compacts on the market but that is the sacrifice for the larger 10x optical zoom (giving a range of 28mm - 280mm) but this does give it a solid feel which is further helped by the small handgrip moulded into the right hand side of the camera. The zoom is activated by mean ... ...right of the camera with the shutter button in the middle of it. Press the button half way to select the focus point or points (which are shown by green rectangles) and then all the way down to actually take the photo.
The camera has several modes which are selected via the single round dial located on the top of the camera, all modes are more or less fully automatic. You have the choice of Intelligent Automatic, Scene1, Scene2, 'Manual' and video.
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CarlG 31.10.2008
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Advantages: Easy to use; lightweight; excellent picture quality Disadvantages: Lack of viewfinder
I purchased this camera in February 2009 at a discounted price of £149.99 from Currys, ahead of the release of the new TZ6 and TZ7. It is my first digital camera and my first camera of any type for about 15 years!
I had considered waiting for the release of the new models, but then decided that they would be sold at a much higher price anyway. I also wondered about getting the TZ5, but couldn't justify the extra cost for a couple of extra features.
... ...delighted with this purchase. It is extremely easy to use, i.e. I didn't need to read the manual, although I'm now doing that to learn some of the more advanced features.
The quality of the photographs I have taken has been excellent.
My only criticism is the lack of viewfinder (although I'm getting used to that now, apart from in very sunny conditions). ...
cath2012 29.06.2009
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